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When Mom and Dad Grow Old The prospect of talking to increasingly fragile parents about their future can be "one of the most difficult challenges adult children will ever face," says Clarissa Green, a Vancouver therapist. "People often tell me they don’t want to raise sensitive issues with their parents about bringing in caregivers or moving," she says. "They’ll say, ’I don’t want to see dad cry.’" But Green usually responds, "What’s wrong with that " Adult children, she says, need to try to join their parents in grieving their decline, acknowledge their living arrangements may no longer work and, if necessary, help them say goodbye to their beloved home. "It’s sad. And it’s supposed to be. It’s about death itself."
There are almost four million men and women over age 65 in Canad
- a. Nearly two thirds of them manage to patch together enough support — from family, friends, private and government services — to live independently until virtually the day they die
A. become the responsibility of the government
B. live independently until they die
C. join meaningful privately-sponsored activities
D. move to their children’s apartments
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When Mom and Dad Grow Old The prospect of talking to increasingly fragile parents about their future can be "one of the most difficult challenges adult children will ever face," says Clarissa Green, a Vancouver therapist. "People often tell me they don’t want to raise sensitive issues with their parents about bringing in caregivers or moving," she says. "They’ll say, ’I don’t want to see dad cry.’" But Green usually responds, "What’s wrong with that" Adult children, she says, need to try to join their parents in grieving their decline, acknowledge their living arrangements may no longer work and, if necessary, help them say goodbye to their beloved home. "It’s sad. And it’s supposed to be. It’s about death itself."
There are almost four million men and women over age 65 in Canad
- a. Nearly two thirds of them manage to patch together enough support — from family, friends, private and government services — to live independently until virtually the day they die, acc
A. a magazine
B. phone calls
C. the Internet
D. home visiting
[单项选择]When Brad offered his old wooden desk at a garage sale, no one bought it, even though he offered it for only $10. When he offered it at the local auction house, however, someone bought it for $850.
Which of the following, if true, best explains why Brad was able to sell the desk for a high price at the auction while he could not sell it for a much lower price at the garage sale ？（）
A. Brad advertised that the proceeds of the garage sale would benefit a local charity, while he made no such claims for the proceeds from the auction.
B. One of the legs of the desk was shorter than the other three, producing an unbalanced writing surface.
C. The auction house specializes in selling antique furniture, which is generally valued more highly than the discarded furniture sold at garage sales.
D. Brad insisted that anyone who bought the desk had to use it as an actual workspace.
E. Prospective buyers at auctions are often more interested in the auction process than in the items up for bid.
[单项选择]--- Do you think Mom and Dad ________ late
--- No, Swiss Air is usually on time.
A. were
B. will be
C. would be
D. have been
[单项选择]When men grow older, their hair often begins to fall out. When hair begins to fall out (41) old age, it is impossible to make it (42) again. I know a man who found (43) his hair was beginning to fail out on his fortieth birthday. He bought some ointment(药膏) and used it on his head. (44) ointment was very expensive. It (45) ＄50 for a small can ! He used the ointment on his head (46) a day. Every day he (47) into his mirror(镜子) to see (48) is hair was growing again, but the ointment was (49) good. Every day more and more hair fell out and (50) there was no hair left on his head.
[A] that [B] what [C] whether
